BUNDABERG Mayor Mal Forman has called on the Federal Government to reject the Productivity Commission’s proposal to cut...
17th April 2015 5:04 AM
BOTH the outgoing LNP and the new Labor state governments indicated they don’t have the resources for disaster funding...
09th April 2015 5:04 AM
RATEPAYERS could be picking up the repair bill next time a natural disaster hits the region, with the Federal Government...
08th April 2015 11:04 AM
ROCKHAMPTON’S Tony Higgins knows just how hard natural disasters can hit small business.
31st March 2015 5:03 AM
IN times of disaster the State Emergency Service are always there to lend a helping hand, and now they are calling for your...
24th March 2015 1:03 PM
Council in clean-upONE Mackay council crew carted about 380 loads of tree branches in two weeks tohelp Rockhampton...
20th March 2015 8:03 AM
AS CYCLONE Nathan looms in the Coral Sea, understanding one of nature’s most destructive forces could help minimise its...
18th March 2015 8:03 AM
AS THE death toll continues to rise in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam, Australia will spend about $8.5 million sending extra...
17th March 2015 6:03 PM
AIRCRAFT from RAAF Base Amberley are busily delivering critical humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies to...
17th March 2015 6:03 AM
RESMAH Kalotipi left her Pacific island home only to be stranded here while the worst cyclone in Vanuatu’s history hit her...
17th March 2015 6:03 AM
A GROUP of construction workers sacrificed their weekend to help cyclone relief efforts around Marmor. And they are keen to...
03rd March 2015 6:03 AM
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation quickly found a load of diesel that was desperately needed to keep generators running at...
02nd March 2015 8:03 AM
THE day before Cyclone Marcia hit, one local man jokingly posted an online ad advertising milk for $100.
28th Feb. 2015 6:02 AM
To the three young men, "Ready , Willing and Able",who helped my dad lift fallen fence panels on Saturday morning in...
26th Feb. 2015 3:02 PM
CAPRICORNIA Correctional Centre low security prisoners will be deployed to cyclone affected areas to assist local...
25th Feb. 2015 4:02 PM
COOBERRIE Park is more of a bomb site than a wildlife sanctuary now. Trees have fallen on the crocodile cages, the birds...
25th Feb. 2015 9:02 AM
IN the wake of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Marcia, the Isaac community is being encouraged to help those...
24th Feb. 2015 4:02 PM
INSURANCE companies have received 5000 claims, worth about $33million, relating to damage from Cyclone Marcia.
24th Feb. 2015 9:02 AM
THE Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed the unique acceleration of Tropical Cyclone Marcia from Category 1 to 5 in record...
24th Feb. 2015 6:02 AM
“IT GOT a bit hairy for a while there,” Yaamba resident Dave Andrews said after the tail end of severe tropical cyclone...
21st Feb. 2015 7:02 AM
COMPLACENCY kills people.
21st Feb. 2015 6:02 AM
THE Australian Defence Force is to support emergency officials with post-disaster assessment in the wake of Cyclone Marcia...
20th Feb. 2015 5:02 PM
TRC Mayor Paul Antonio talks about regions disaster preparations in the Local Disaster Coordination Centre.
20th Feb. 2015 5:02 PM
Cyclone Marcia destruction 50km outside of Rockhampton.
20th Feb. 2015 4:02 PM
TROPICAL Cyclone Marcia is now weakening since crossing the Queensland coast, with the Bureau of Meteorology downgrading...
20th Feb. 2015 1:02 PM
A look back at the flood of 2008 in Mackay. Many still suffering trauma of flooding seven years on.
16th Feb. 2015 12:02 PM
BRADMAN Drive residents Dealia and Michael Walsh lost everything in the flood of 2008.
16th Feb. 2015 6:02 AM
REGIONAL councils and state governments affected by natural disasters may be forced to wait until April before they know...
18th Dec. 2014 4:12 PM
IT IS a photo of glories past that creates a bitter-sweet feeling for Colleges Crossing Cafe owner Mike D'Arcy.
18th Nov. 2014 6:11 AM
ARIE van den Ende got into the State Emergency Service to give him something to do.
13th Nov. 2014 5:11 AM
BRIAN Pitt has been there for the evacuation of every major city in Queensland in the past 25 years. Now he's been awarded...
29th Oct. 2014 1:10 PM
A NEAR average cyclone season is predicted this year, providing a timely reminder for Gladstone residents to get prepared...
18th Oct. 2014 5:10 AM
Eight foreign trekkers dead in horror avalanche in Nepal, which has killed at least 12
16th Oct. 2014 8:10 AM
SIGNIFICANT cost blowouts in two major flood restoration projects have forced Gympie Regional Council to find an extra $1.2...
15th Oct. 2014 6:10 AM
DAVID Kretschmer has a big family and a big heart. And when it comes to saving lives and property, the volunteer...
14th Oct. 2014 6:10 AM
CENTRAL Queensland is more prepared for storms than anywhere else in Queensland – but nearly a third of residents have not...
14th Oct. 2014 6:10 AM
GLADSTONE is feeling the heat after 46 grassfires in just eight weeks. And residents have been warned to get their safety...
13th Oct. 2014 6:10 AM
BRIAN Pitt knows a thing or two about the effect natural disasters can have. He’s tackled storms, cyclones, floods and fire...
02nd Oct. 2014 6:10 AM
MORE than 120 suburbs in central Queensland have been rated as being in the high risk range for storm activity this summer...
29th Sept. 2014 7:09 AM
Authorities expecting more dead after horror volcano eruption in Japan killed at least 31 people
29th Sept. 2014 5:09 AM
COUNCILS are worried about insurance costs if the Federal Government slashes disaster funding and increases mitigation...
26th Sept. 2014 6:09 AM
THE Abbott government has been told to abolish the existing arrangements for funding the regions after a natural disaster.
05th May 2014 7:05 PM
A WIDE-RANGING inquiry will be launched into Australia’s natural disaster funding systems, the Abbott government announced...
28th April 2014 3:04 PM
_fct906x683x48_ct140x106.JPG "George Street residents band together to help each other salvage personal items from their flooded homes. Photo: Max Fleet/NewsMail")
A COMMITTEE designed for community members to have a plan of action during a disaster and get real-time information has...
19th April 2014 6:04 AM
IN THE wake of damage caused by Cyclone Ita, Campbell Newman has appointed Police Inspector Kevin Guteridge to head...
13th April 2014 7:04 AM
AT least seven have been killed in floods in the Solomon Islands, making it one of the Pacific's worst disasters of recent...
05th April 2014 5:04 AM
NATURAL disaster projects are contributing to poor financial controls within Queensland councils because “people or...
03rd April 2014 6:04 AM
MEMORIES are still raw, two years on from the worst flood in living memory on the Sunshine Coast.
23rd March 2014 6:03 AM
INFORMATION gathered from past natural disasters, including the 2013 floods, is helping authorities to be better...
01st Feb. 2014 12:02 PM
DISASTERS are inevitable, but the manner in which they are handled can make the world of difference.
01st Feb. 2014 5:02 AM
